Supermassive Black Holes

The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party, complete with a…

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their…

In December 2022, less than six months after commencing science operations, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed something never seen…

International teams of astronomers monitoring a supermassive black hole in the heart of a distant galaxy have detected features never…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA researchers have discovered a perplexing case of a black hole that appears to be…

Black holes are mysterious, far away, and can bend the fabric of reality itself—but we're learning more about them all…

Scientists using observations from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair…

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a supermassive black hole that has torn apart one star and…

How do you find an invisible object in the vast darkness of space that traps light? The answer, as astronomers…